A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
Adverb
by a short distance; "they moved it by inches"
Adverb
a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
Usage Examples
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
Misspelled Formlittle_by_little, klittle_by_little, olittle_by_little, plittle_by_little, :little_by_little, kittle_by_little, oittle_by_little, pittle_by_little, :ittle_by_little, lkittle_by_little, loittle_by_little, lpittle_by_little, l:ittle_by_little, luittle_by_little, l8ittle_by_little, l9ittle_by_little, loittle_by_little, ljittle_by_little, lkittle_by_little, luttle_by_little, l8ttle_by_little, l9ttle_by_little, lottle_by_little, ljttle_by_little, lkttle_by_little, liuttle_by_little, li8ttle_by_little, li9ttle_by_little, liottle_by_little, lijttle_by_little, likttle_by_little, lirttle_by_little, li5ttle_by_little, li6ttle_by_little, liyttle_by_little, ligttle_by_little, lirtle_by_little, li5tle_by_little, li6tle_by_little, liytle_by_little, ligtle_by_little, litrtle_by_little, lit5tle_by_little, lit6tle_by_little, litytle_by_little, litgtle_by_little, litrtle_by_little, lit5tle_by_little, lit6tle_by_little, litytle_by_little, litgtle_by_little, litrle_by_little, lit5le_by_little, lit6le_by_little, lityle_by_little, litgle_by_little, littrle_by_little, litt5le_by_little, litt6le_by_little, littyle_by_little, littgle_by_little, littkle_by_little, littole_by_little, littple_by_little, litt:le_by_little, littke_by_little, littoe_by_little, littpe_by_little, litt:e_by_little, littlke_by_little, littloe_by_little, littlpe_by_little, littl:e_by_little, littlwe_by_little, littl3e_by_little, littl4e_by_little, littlre_by_little, littlse_by_little, littlde_by_little, littlw_by_little, littl3_by_little, littl4_by_little, littlr_by_little, littls_by_little, littld_by_little, littlew_by_little, little3_by_little, little4_by_little, littler_by_little, littles_by_little, littled_by_little, little_by_little, littleby_little, little_by_little, little_vby_little, little_gby_little, little_hby_little, little_nby_little, little_ by_little, little_vy_little, little_gy_little, little_hy_little, little_ny_little, little_ y_little, little_bvy_little, little_bgy_little, little_bhy_little, little_bny_little, little_b y_little, little_bty_little, little_b6y_little, little_b7y_little, little_buy_little, little_bhy_little, little_bt_little, little_b6_little, little_b7_little, little_bu_little, little_bh_little, little_byt_little, little_by6_little, little_by7_little, little_byu_little, little_byh_little, little_by_little, little_bylittle, little_by_little, little_by_klittle, little_by_olittle, little_by_plittle, little_by_:little, little_by_kittle, little_by_oittle, little_by_pittle, little_by_:ittle, little_by_lkittle, little_by_loittle, little_by_lpittle, little_by_l:ittle, little_by_luittle, little_by_l8ittle, little_by_l9ittle, little_by_loittle, little_by_ljittle, little_by_lkittle, little_by_luttle, little_by_l8ttle, little_by_l9ttle, little_by_lottle, little_by_ljttle, little_by_lkttle, little_by_liuttle, little_by_li8ttle, little_by_li9ttle, little_by_liottle, little_by_lijttle, little_by_likttle, little_by_lirttle, little_by_li5ttle, little_by_li6ttle, little_by_liyttle, little_by_ligttle, little_by_lirtle, little_by_li5tle, little_by_li6tle, little_by_liytle, little_by_ligtle, little_by_litrtle, little_by_lit5tle, little_by_lit6tle, little_by_litytle, little_by_litgtle, little_by_litrtle, little_by_lit5tle, little_by_lit6tle, little_by_litytle, little_by_litgtle, little_by_litrle, little_by_lit5le, little_by_lit6le, little_by_lityle, little_by_litgle, little_by_littrle, little_by_litt5le, little_by_litt6le, little_by_littyle, little_by_littgle, little_by_littkle, little_by_littole, little_by_littple, little_by_litt:le, little_by_littke, little_by_littoe, little_by_littpe, little_by_litt:e, little_by_littlke, little_by_littloe, little_by_littlpe, little_by_littl:e, little_by_littlwe, little_by_littl3e, little_by_littl4e, little_by_littlre, little_by_littlse, little_by_littlde, little_by_littlw, little_by_littl3, little_by_littl4, little_by_littlr, little_by_littls, little_by_littld, little_by_littlew, little_by_little3, little_by_little4, little_by_littler, little_by_littles, little_by_littled.
Other Usage ExamplesWe swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.